The Yankees’ search for catching help has led them to an unexpected name: William Contreras.
Bleacher Report recently floated the Brewers star as a possible trade candidate, and while that idea might sound odd on the surface, it does line up with a pattern Milwaukee has shown before. The Brewers have not been shy about moving on from star players ahead of their final season of team control, and the report pointed to recent examples such as Freddy Peralta this past winter, Devin Williams the year before that, and Corbin Burnes the offseason before that.
“Between Freddy Peralta this past winter, Devin Williams the previous year and Corbin Burnes the offseason before that, we have plenty of evidence that the Brewers are not afraid to trade away a star player ahead of his final season of team control.
“Nor should they be afraid, as they inexplicably just keep getting better every time they do it. Well, William Contreras has a $14.5M club option for 2027. The Brewers could definitely benefit from another starting pitcher or two in a rotation that can get questionable quickly beyond Jacob Misiorowski and Logan Henderson,” Bleacher Report wrote.
For Milwaukee, the logic would be tied to pitching. The piece argued the Brewers could use another starter or two, especially with the rotation thinning out quickly after Jacob Misiorowski and Logan Henderson.
Still, the idea of dealing Contreras is a tough one to sell. Moving on from him does not make much sense, and he feels different from some of the other names Milwaukee has shipped out in recent years.
That said, the Brewers’ track record has made these kinds of scenarios impossible to dismiss entirely. Josh Hader, Freddy Peralta, and Corbin Burnes all came up in the discussion, with the larger point being that this front office has a habit of finding a way to keep the machine running even after losing big names.
Contreras, though, would be a different kind of swing. And that’s what makes this one worth watching.
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